Organisation
Workshop Chairs: George Stroggylopoulos, Ioannis Katsounis and Eleni Zarimi, University of the Aegean, Greece
The workshop is orgnanised in collaboration with the European Reform University Alliance (ERUA) .
Overview
University alliances are increasingly expected to demonstrate concrete societal impact, yet often struggle to show the link between their activities and the change they claim to produce. The EM4SI workshop: Enterprise Modeling for Social Impact brings together researchers, practitioners, university alliances, NGOs and public-sector organisations from across ERUA regions, to explore how enterprise modeling can help make these connections more explicit. The workshop invites participants to bring real regional and societal impact challenges and explore them through enterprise modeling. Through short case presentations, a hands-on structuring session and cross-alliance exchange, EM4SI aims to connect enterprise modeling research with genuine, locally anchored social-impact challenges. The workshop will contribute to the wider discussion through exchange with participants from across the ERUA alliance, creating opportunities to explore how modeling approaches can support alliances in understanding, articulating and demonstrating their societal impact.
The workshop will feature the 5th ERUA Digitalk, organised by the University of the Aegean. The Digitalk is part of ERUA’s Interregional Creative Knowledge Communities initiatives and will connect the workshop’s themes with the experiences and challenges of European university alliances and their communities.
Workshop topics
Foundations of Modeling for Social-Impact
- Modeling theory for social impact and societal change
- Enterprise modeling languages & ontologies for social impact
- AI-assisted enterprise modeling for social impact contexts
Human Factors & Participatory Modeling
- Participatory and collaborative modeling with non-technical stakeholders
- Inclusive modeling for community and regional wellbeing
- Ethics, fairness, and social responsibility in enterprise modelling
Empirical Aspects
- Empirical studies on enterprise modeling for social impact
- Case studies applying enterprise modeling to real-world social challenges
- Metrics, indicators, and traceability frameworks for measuring social impact
Workshop Format
The aim is to foster a discussion-based workshop, encouraging presentations that showcase ongoing or planned research related to the workshop’s topics. However, our call goes beyond the traditional academic submissions, in order to broaden the community and eliminate unnecessary thresholds.
The call is for practitioners as well. Practitioners that have applied a model or approach in practice or have conducted a case study, are welcome to submit their work.
Contribution formats
Presentations
We invite submissions of presentation ideas, encompassing topics, cases, or studies that are ongoing. We aim for a maximum of 7 slides, not including the title slide, agenda/structure of the presentation slide, references slide(s) and contact information slide.
Whitepapers
For those working on a broader, less academic level, we invite you to submit a whitepaper of up to 5 pages that explains a concept, argues a point, or proposes a solution related to the workshop’s themes.
Extended Abstracts
If it’s too early for a full paper on your study, we welcome extended abstracts of 1-2 pages that summarize your research’s goals, methods, and perhaps preliminary findings.
Short Papers
We encourage submissions of position papers (5-9 pages) that present your viewpoint on a relevant issue or problem, or an innovative idea in the field of enterprise modeling for social impact. Short papers, presenting a study in a condensed manner, are encouraged as well.
Full Papers
We absolutely do welcome traditional academic papers of 10 – 12 pages that delve deeply into a particular area of enterprise modeling for social impact.
Submission Guidelines
Submit your .pdf file via: EasyChair (EM4SI option)
Submission page: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=poem2026
All paper formats, including extended abstracts, should be submitted according to the CEUR-WS 1 column template. The exact format can be downloaded from http://ceur-ws.org/Vol-XXX/CEURART.zip.
All contributions will be subjected to an evaluation process to ensure their relevance and clarity and receive feedback from the reviewers.
Short and Full Papers aiming to be published in the online CEUR-WS proceedings of POEM 2026, will be peer reviewed, as required by the CEUR preconditions for publishing (https://ceur-ws.org/HOWTOSUBMIT.html).
Participation
The EM4SI workshop is hybrid, allowing participants to join either in person at the University of the Aegean or online.
Accepted participants affiliated with an ERUA institution who wish to participate in person can apply for travel and accommodation funding directly through their home university’s ERUA Office
Imprortant Dates
| Workshop paper submission deadline | October 30, 2026 (extended) |
| Workshop author notification | November 3, 2026 |
| Early registration until | November 6, 2026 |
| Workshop preface and camera-ready papers | November 17, 2026 |
| Workshop day | December 1, 2026 |
Program Committee
TBA